Despite announcing a crackdown last year, the illegal operations have continued to flourish, protected by powerful officials with close ties to the government.
Hun Manet is expected to guide a generational shift in Cambodian politics, taking over for his father Hun Sen, one of the world’s longest-ruling prime ministers.
Mr. Hun Sen, whose party won stage-managed parliamentary elections on Sunday, has been prime minister of Cambodia since 1985. He said he would hand power to his son.
The party of Hun Sen, who has been prime minister for nearly four decades, declared victory on Sunday in parliamentary elections that set the stage for his son to rule the country.